advancecomp up to 2.1 ZIP File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in advancecomp up to 2.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ZIP File Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1056. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in advancecomp up to 2.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component ZIP File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

The bug was discovered 02/03/2018. The weakness was shared 07/27/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1056 since 12/03/2017. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106837 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : advancecomp vulnerability (USN-3570-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176634 (Debian Security Update for advancecomp (DLA 1702-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.1-2018 or 02 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106837). The entry VDB-131234 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 106837
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : advancecomp vulnerability (USN-3570-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 90000
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for advancecomp FEDORA-2018-af30668257
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: advancecomp 2.1-2018/02

Timelineinfo

12/03/2017 🔍
02/03/2018 +61 days 🔍
02/13/2018 +10 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +161 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/27/2023 +1734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3570-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1056 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1056
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122299
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2018 07:21
Updated: 04/27/2023 14:55
Changes: 07/28/2018 07:21 (73), 03/11/2020 08:12 (2), 04/27/2023 14:55 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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